Cragganmore 1985 20 Year Old Signatory

Cragganmore 12 Year Old

I’ll gloss over the hyperbole on the label, this is despite Diageo’s long seen through hype, a pretty main stream speyside. Pale amber in colour, the aromas include orange zest, cinnamon and coriander seed, and touch of cheap sherry. On the palate it’s medium bodied with a background of honey sweetness introducing a range of delicate flavours of...

Score 86/100

Cragganmore Rare Auld Cragganmore 18 Year Old Cask 372

ose: Spicy wood, grassy and citrus notes (i was not expecting this) , then some vanilla and fruit. very fresh! Palate: malty, woody, and spicy. some chocolate, and a bitter note on the ending, also a bit of a sting on the tongue, chilly and spicy. Finish : Bitter note which i don’t quite like, then ending on chocolate/ cocoa.

Score 87/100

Cragganmore 12 Year Old 20cl

I don't like caramel colouring agents in whisky. This whisky is more white pepper than smokey peat which is how it is described on the bottle. Bitter finish. I am sure a that few years back this was a nicer whisky but may be my palate is aging wisely.

Score 77/100

Cragganmore 19 Year Old Bladnoch Forum

Continuing my Bladnoch tastings notes (from a very old bottle share, I don’t even remember when it took place). This Cragganmore was distilled on the 8th March 1991 and aged for 19 years in a single hogshead before bottling on the 12th July 2010, by the Bladnoch Forum, as a release of 281 bottles. Until now I’ve not been overwhelmed by the quality...

Score 84/100